According to a passenger, the aircraft’s inside temperature was forty degrees, and the air conditioner was turned on as soon as takeoff.
Due to the current warmth, passengers on a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Darbhanga said that they were forced to wait inside the aircraft without air conditioning (AC) for more than an hour on Wednesday. Many passengers reported feeling sick as a result.
“I was taking a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Darbhanga (SG 476). After check-in, the air conditioning (AC) at the Delhi airport was left off for an hour. It was forty degrees inside the aircraft. The travelers were in pain. After takeoff, the air conditioner (AC) was turned on,” Kumar stated.
Extreme heatwave conditions with high temperatures have been experienced in Delhi. According to the weather the department, Wednesday was the warmest night Delhi has seen in 12 years, with a low temperature of 35.2 degrees Celsius—more than eight degrees above the season’s average.
Hospitals in Delhi are receiving an inflow of patients complaining of heat exhaustion and heat stroke due to the current heat wave. Physicians have advised patients who are immuno-compromised or old to stay indoors.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated on Tuesday that there is a chance of light rain in Delhi during the next three to four days.
Pre-monsoon showers, so named because of the southwesterly winds, could bring rain to Delhi throughout the following three or four days. One can lessen heat waves. Your soreness is a sign that the amount of moisture in your area is rising, according to Soma Sen, an IMD expert.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated on Wednesday that “heat wave conditions likely to continue over many parts of North India (except Uttar Pradesh) during next 24 hours and gradually abate thereafter.”